Scottish Castles Photo Library
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Click on the links below to access good size photos of over 130 Scottish castles. You can access them individually - or take a tour, as each page is linked to the next.
There is also a Windows Media slide show of a selection of these castles which can be accessed either via the Video Index or on YouTube - Castles of Scotland
- Aberdour Castle, Fife - near the 12th century St Fillans chapel
- Abernethy Round Tower, Angus - King Malcolm III met William the Conqueror here in 1072
- Ackergill Tower, Caithness - stronghold of the Keiths
- Airth Castle, Stirling - 14th century origins; now a hotel
- Airthrey Castle, Stirling - now part of Stirling University
- Alloa Tower, Stirling - recently restored
- Almond Castle, West Lothian - Originally Haining Castle
- Ardincaple Castle, Helensburgh - overlooks the Firth of Clyde
- Armadale Castle, Skye - home of The Macdonalds of Sleat
- Arnot Tower, Kinross - Arnots were recorded here in 1105.
- Balgonie Castle, Fife - privately owned
- Balhousie Castle, Perth - now the museum of the Black Watch.
- Ballinbreich Castle, Fife - on the south bank of the river Tay.
- Balloch Castle, East Dunbartonshire - by Loch Lomond
- Balnagown Castle, Ross and Cromarty - once the home of the Ross clan chief.
- Baltersan Castle, South Ayrshire This 16th century ruin may be renovated as a time-share property.
- Balvaird Castle, Perthshire Home of the branch of the Murray family that became Earls of Mansfield.
- Balwearie Castle, Fife Possibly initially established by Michael Scott "the Wizard".
- Bardowie Castle, East Dunbartonshire - owned by the Galbraith chieftain in the 13th century
- Barr Castle, Renfrewshire a well-preserved 15th century keep
- Beaufort Castle, Beauly - Occupied by the Frasers of Lovat from 13th century to 1990s
- Birkhill Castle, Fife - home of the Earl and Countess of Dundee.
- Blackness Castle, Stirlingshire - shaped like a ship
- Blair Castle, Perthshire - home of the Duke of Atholl
- Blairquhan Castle, Ayrshire - pronounced "Blairwhan"
- Borthwick Castle, Lothians - now a hotel
- Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire - overlooks the river Clyde
- Braco Castle, Perthshire - another castle owned by the Graham family.
- Brechin Round Tower - part of the south-west corner of Brechin Cathedral
- Brodie Castle, Moray - home of the Brodies for at least 35 generations
- Broughty Castle - now a museum of whaling, fishing, arms and armour
- Buccleuch Castle, Scottish Borders - The first castle built by the Scotts no longer exists - but has left its mark in the area.
- Buchanan Castle, Stirlingshire - built by Duke of Montrose
- Burleigh Castle, Fife - oddly shaped
- Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries - captured by King Edward I
- Caldwell Tower, East Renfrewshire - all that remains of Caldwell Castle, probably built in the 16th century.
- Cardoness Castle, Dumfries and Galloway - first mentioned in the records in 1220.
- Carsluith Castle, Dumfries and Galloway - Owner Gilbert Brown served as the last abbot of Sweetheart Abbey
- Carnasserie Castle, Argyll - built by a Bishop of the Isles
- Castle Campbell - used to be called Castle Gloom
- Castle Fraser, Aberdeenshire - built between 1575 and 1635
- Castle Grant, Badenoch and Strathspey Originally called Castle Freuchie.
- Castle Kennedy, Stranraer, Dumfries & Galloway Home of Earl of Stair, who authorised the Glencoe massacre.
- Castle Menzies - Bonnie Prince Charlie stayed in the castle in 1746
- Castle of Park, Galloway - Built by Thomas Hay in 1590.
- Castle of St John, Stranraer, Dumfries & Galloway Used by "Bonnie Dundee" to suppress the Covenanters.
- Castle Stalker, Argyll - set on a small island
- Castle Stuart, Inverness - restored and reoccupied
- Castle Sween, Argyll - possibly named after a Dane named Sueno.
- Cawdor Castle, Nairn - Owned by the Thanes of Cawdor - but not Macbeth.
- Clackmannan Tower - remained in the hands of the Bruce family until 1796.
- Claypotts Castle, Dundee - an oddly shaped building
- Corgarff Castle, Aberdeenshire - surrounded by star-shaped outer defences
- Craigend Castle, Stirlingshire - held by the Buchanans
- Craigievar Castle, Aberdeenshire - Built and owned by the Forbes family from 1610.
- Craignethan Castle, Lanarkshire - a Black Douglas castle
- Cramond Tower in a suburb of Edinburgh
- Crathes Castle, Aberdeenshire - with magnificent walled gardens
- Craufurdland Castle - early records of Craufurds here go back to 12th cerntury.
- Crichton Castle, Lothians - unusual stonework inside
- Crookston Castle, Glasgow - one of the few castles surviving in Glasgow
- Culcreuch Castle, Stirlingshire - now a hotel, it also houses the largest UK colony of bats
- Culzean Castle, Ayrshire - overlooking the sea
- Dean Castle, Kilmarnock - well preserved
- Delgatie Castle, Turriff, Aberdeenshire largely owned by the Hay family for 650 years.
- Dirleton Castle, Lothians - amid a flower garden
- Doune Castle, Stirlingshire - Monty Python film shot here
- Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire - Home of the Irvine family since 1324.
- Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire - Originally built in the 14th century by Sir James Douglas.
- Drummond Castle, Perthshire - magnificent gardens
- Duart Castle, Mull - Home of the clan Mclean chief.
- Dumbarton Castle - ancient stronghold of Strathclyde
- Dunbar Castle, East Lothian - a ruin perched on the edge of the sea
- Dunbeath Castle, Caithness occupied by the Sinclair family for 320 years.
- Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire - a Stewart stronghold
- Dunollie Castle, Argyll - fortress of the kings of Dalriada
- Dunnottar Castle, Aberdeenshire - high on a rocky outcrop, surrounded by the sea.
- Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland - occupied by the earls and dukes of Sutherland since 13th century
- Dunstaffnage Castle, Argyll - built by the MacDougalls
- Dunure Castle, Ayrshire - ancient seat of the Kennedys of Carrick
- Dunvegan Castle, Skye - occupied by MacLeods since 1270
- Edinburgh Castle - the most visited castle in Scotland
- Edzell Castle, Angus - with its unique walled garden
- Eilean Donan Castle, Lochalsh, Western Highlands - one of the most photogenic castles in Scotland.
- Elcho Castle, Perthshire - overlooks the river Tay
- Fast Castle, Scottish Borders - a ruin, perched on a cliff overlooking the North Sea
- Finlaystone House, Renfrewshire - home of the MacMillan chief
- Fort George, Inverness - the largest artillery fortification in Britain
- Foulis Castle, Ross and Cromarty - home of the Munros since the 11th century
- Fyvie Castle, Aberdeenshire - one of the most impressive frontages of the many in Aberdeenshire
- Glamis Castle, Angus - reputed to be one of the most haunted
- Glencairn Castle, Dumfries & Galloway - once the home of Annie Laurie, immortalised in song
- Glengorm Castle, Mull - dramatic and impressive
- Hailes Castle, Lothians - sits high above a river
- Hermitage Castle, Scottish Borders - strategically placed near the English border.
- Huntingtower Castle, Perthshire - earlier called Ruthven Castle
- Inveraray Castle, Argyll - Campbell Earls of Argyll
- Inverkip Castle, Ayrshire - privately owned
- Inverness Castle - now the Sheriff Court and Police Department
- Kelburn Castle, Ayrshire - in a country park
- Kellie Castle, Fife - with a walled garden
- Kilbryde Castle, Stirlingshire a 16th century L-plan tower house
- Kilconquhar Castle, Fife - now a time share development
- Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire - once one of the largest and most powerful castles in Scotland.
- Kilravock Castle, Nairn - on land owned by the Rose family since 1290 to the present day.
- Lauriston Castle, Cramond, Edinburgh - a 13th century stronghold of the Napiers of Merchiston
- Levan Castle, Inverclyde - overlooks the Firth of Clyde
- Lochinch Castle, Stranraer, Dumfries & Galloway replaced Castle Kennedy
- Loch Leven Castle, Fife - on an island on Loch Leven
- Lochmaben Castle, Dumfries - built by Edward I of England
- Lochore Castle, Fife - also known as Inchgall or the Isle of the Strangers
- MacDuff's Castle, Fife - overlooks the sea
- Maclellan's Castle, Kirkcudbright - built by the local Provost
- Mains Castle, Dundee - has an unusually high stair turret
- Mains Castle, East Kilbride - a 15th century tower house
- Maybole Castle, Ayrshire - a town house of the Kennedy earls of Cassilis
- Mearns Castle, Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire - now serving a useful function - as part of a church
- Megginch Castle, Perthshire - occupied by Drummonds since 1664
- Menstrie Castle, Stirlingshire - owned by the founder of Nova Scotia
- Morton Castle, Dumfries and Galloway - above a loch with the Lowther Hills behind
- Mugdock Castle, Dunbartonshire - in a country park
- Neidpath Castle, Peebles - overlooking the river Tweed
- Newark Castle, Inverclyde - now next door to a shipyard
- Newmilns Tower -erected around 1525 by Sir Hugh Campbell, Earl of Loudoun.
- Portencross Castle, North Ayrshire - several charters of the first two Stuart kings were signed at the castle
- Provan Hall, Glasgow - possibly the oldest building in Glasgow.
- Ravenscraig Castle, Fife - 70 feet above the beach at Kirkcaldy
- Rosslyn Castle, Lothians - overshadowed by Rosslyn Chapel
- Rosyth Castle, Fife - now surrounded by a Royal Naval Dockyard.
- Rothesay Castle - built initially as a defence against the Vikings
- Scotstarvit Tower - a well preserved 16th century tower
- Skibo Castle, Dornoch - Andrew Carnegie's creation
- Slains Castle, Aberdeenshire - high above the precipitous cliffs of Buchan.
- Smailholm Tower, Borders - in isolated moorland
- St Andrews Castle, Fife - with the sea below
- Stirling Castle - another very popular castle
- Strathaven Castle, South Lanarkshire - also known as Avondale Castle
- Tantallon Castle, Lothians - opposite the Bass Rock
- Taymouth Castle, Perthshire - in the heart of Perthshire
- Thirlstane Castle, Borders - well preserved
- Threave Castle, Dumfries - on an island in the river
- Tolquhon Castle, Pitmedden, Aberdeenshire - In 1584 Sir William Forbes had a house that was amongst the finest of its day.
- Torwood Castle, Falkirk - once the seat of Clan Forrester.
- Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness - one of Scotland's largest castles
- Wemyss Castle - where Mary Queen of Scots met Lord Darnley.
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